Toy aeroplane



H. M. WATTS.

TOY AEROPLANE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17,1921.

1,421,653 1. Patented July 4, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

H. M. WATTS.

TOY AEROPLANE.

' APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17,1921. 1 ,42 1, 63 l Patented July 4, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2. 115:5...

' which is, to be cut out willbe printed upon gaslieet'l. This blank isprovided with a iaenesi.

E v STATES HARRY M. WATTS, OF SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA.

Trev AEROPLANE. I

T To all homa m 05mm Be it known thatl, HARRY WATTS, a

Aeroplanes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

- This invention relates to an improved toy aeroplane of the-type cutout from paper and one object of-the invention is to provide a, toywhich may serve not only as a' toy but may also serve as an advertisingmedium,the blank from which the aeroplane is made being .printed uponcardboard or heavy .paper and the advertising matter being printed uponthat portion. of the blank 'which forms the suspending planes when thetoy is cutout.

Another object of the inventionis to provide a toy of the cut out typeso constructed that when out out and folded anaeroplane will be formedthat will be strong and durable and) not liable to readily come apart.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy of the characterdescribed which will be efiicient in operation-and not liable to easilycome apart.

This invention lsillustratedin the accompanying dravvingawherein:

Figure 1 is a view. of theblank from which the aeroplane toy willbeformed.

{Figure 2' is a' perspective view showing 'theaeroplane partiallyfolded.

pletely finished.

. This aeroplane toy is preferably formed of heavy. paper or cardboardand the blank central portion 2 which will form-the sus- 1 cuttingtainingwings, 3 '-and end portions 4 and'5.

these wheels will be out from the sections 9 up to thedotted line 10whlch divide the Specification of Letters Patent.

. be very Patented July 41, 1922.

" Application filed March 17, 1921. Serial No. 452,905.

sections 9 from the sections 11. These sections 11 will in theinturn, beseparated from the wing forming section 2 by cutting along the lines 12up tothe dotted line 13. which separates the sections 11 from thecentral portion 14 of the 'rear end portion 4: of the blank.

The blank will be cut out along the marginal lines and the tail portionwill be out along the lines 15 so that it will be separated from thesections 9 of the rear body forming-section 4 and Will be further outalong the lines 16 so that the tail portion will be semi-divided intotwo sections 17 and 18. When the tail portion is folded along the dottedlines 19' and 20, this tail portion of the blank will form the verticalstabilizer 21 and sections 22' of the horizontal stabilizer. tends fromthe section 18 will extend along the body 6 of the plane and by applyingglue to the underface of this strip or tongue 23, the tongue may becaused ,toadhere to the body thms'holding the tail portion of The tongue23 which ex-' the plane in the position shown in Fig. 2.

When the body portion of the plane is folded, the sections 9 will extendin overlapping 25 which may be glued together. Glue may i also beapplied to the outer one of the overlapped sections so that thesesections will be secured together. The forward portion of theblank isbent along the dotted lines- 26 and27 to provide the side walls 28 ofthe nose portion of the plane which will be p positioned'beneath thewings with their rear Figure 3; is a perspective view of the tail edgesextending back to the body portion above the wheels; Before the noseportion is swung back to the position shown in Fig. Figure i 1s aperspective view of the com-- pletedaeroplane.

4, the propeller 29 will be cut out and a pin or other suitable fastener30 passed through thepropeller and into the forward end or narrow strip31 formed when the forward portion of the blank is folded along thelines 26. After the nose portion-has been bent to the position shown inFig. 4:, the

inner tongue 25 will be glued to the nose portion of the plane thusserving to securely hold the plane in the set-up position. There hasthus been provided a blank from which a toy airplane may be formed,which will eificient in operation and will lide through the air whenthrown. It has een stated that the toy aeroplane Will be termed I fromcardboard or heavy paper, but it is to be understood that it is notintended to restrict the devioe to the material mentioned, as the sameblank could be used for forming an airplane of sheet metal if it isdesired to place the device upon the market in a set-up condition. Inthe sheet metal form, suitable solder would be used in place ofconvenient. I claim:-

1. A toy aeroplane comprising a body porglue or suitable'rivets could'beused where tion, and an integral tail-forming strip extendingtransversely of the body at the rear end thereof and beyond the sidesthereof and extending forthe greater portion of its lfipgth beyond oneside of the center of portion, the tail-forming strip bemg bent upwardlyat a point intermediate the width of the body and then folded downwardlyupon itself and having its free end the side of the body,

stabilizer.

portion bent to extend outwardly beyond the tail-forming strip whenfolded forming a horizontal stabilizer carrying an upwardly extendingvertical 2. The structure of claim 1, and a to e extending forwardlyfrom'one end portion of the tail-forming stri securing tongue attach tothe body w on the strip is folded to form the stabilizers and holdingthe strip folded and bracing:

the free end portion of the strip.

.3. A toy aeroplane formed of. a blank and providin a forming portion tothe rear engaging the walls of the body, the for- .ward portion of thebody being connected with the earlportion of the nose.

4. Atoy aeroplane-formed from a blank having a wing forming section, anose forming section in front of the wing forming section flaringforwardly and foldable to extend beneath the wing section with its sideportions folded to provide an inclined forward walland side wallsengaging the wing section, a body forming section to the rear' of thewing section and having its side portions severed therefrom and foldableto form a rearwardl tapering body having a lower wall exten ingforwardly and connected with the nose portion, and a tail formingportion to the rear of the body forming portion foldable to providehorizontal and vertical stabilizers. l

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. s

HARRY M. WATTS:

